Cernan had unique ability to convey the excitement of going into space. — -- Lynn Sherr, a former ABC News correspondent, covered the space program in the 1980s. Sherr anchored ABC News special ...

Three years after Purdue astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969, Armstrong’s fellow Boilermaker Eugene Cernan took humankind’s most recent steps on the lunar ...

Folks, a reminder that this Friday, May 17, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, will speak at this year’s Kurt Debus Award Dinner sponsored by the National Space Club ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eugene Andrew Cernan was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, ...

"Even at the age of 82, Gene was passionate about sharing his desire to see the continued human exploration of space and encouraged our nation's leaders and young people to not let him remain the last ...

Commander Tom Stafford and pilot Gene Cernan preparing to board Gemini 9 shortly before launch Commander Tom Stafford and pilot Gene Cernan preparing to board Gemini 9 shortly before launchNASA Editor ...

Life has a collection of 21 of their greatest space photos. I like this one, because I can imagine the astronaut on the moon rover going vrroooommm vrrrooommm inside his helmet. The lucky guy driving ...

One of the greatest achievements in human space flight is also one that history overlooks. After the Mercury program—when the U.S. first launched astronauts into space—and before the Apollo program, ...